Advising Course Plan - Studio Art Major - 3 Year Plan
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an advisor and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.
- ARTS 101A, Drawing I
- ARTS 102A, Sculpture I; or ARTS 210A, Digital Ceramics; or ARTS 212A, Ceramics: Handbuilding3
- ARTS 103A, Painting I3
- ARTS 201A, Drawing II
- 3 ARTS units at 200-level or higher3
- ARTS 399, Junior Portfolio Review (offered in spring semester only)
- ARTH 316 Issues in Contemporary Art1
- ARTH 325S Art Market and Institutions2
- ARTS 498 Senior Project I (offered in fall semester only)
- ARTS 499 Senior Project II (offered in spring semester only)
- Studio Collateral
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTS 101A | 1 | ARTS 102A3 | 1 |
| ARTH 316 (or ARTS Studio course 200-level or above)1 | 1 | ARTS 103A3 | 1 |
| Humanities collateral or General Education Requirement or Studio Collateral | 1 | ARTH 325S (or Studio Collateral)2 | 1 |
| General Educational Requriement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| Any ARTS studio course 200-level or higher3 | 1 | ARTS 201A | 1 |
| Any ARTS studio course 200-level or higher - or General Education Requirement or Elective3 | 1 | Any ARTS studio course 200-level or higher - or General Education Requirement or Elective3 | |
| ARTH 316 (or Studio Collateral) | 1 | ARTH 325S (or General Education Requirement or Elective)2,3 | 1 |
| Junior Seminar - or General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | Junior Seminar or General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| ARTS 399 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTS 498 | 1 | ARTS 499 | 1 |
| Studio Collateral or General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Units 23 | |||
- 1
ARTH 316 is offered every other year in the fall, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 2
ARTH 325S is offered every other year in the fall, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 3
Some studio art courses (including ARTS 102A, ARTS 103A, ARTS 210A, ARTS 212A, and ARTS 222A) have a course fee which will be applied to your student account upon registering for the course. Studio Art course fees range from $75 - $125. See the course description for the specific amount charged.